PCB NAME fuzz factory 11v0.3 also known as EATYOURGUITAR Adjustable Suck Fuzz.

This project was my

idea but it would not be possible without a lot of people doing guitar circuit design before me. I would like to
thank Dallas Arbiter for the creation of the Fuzz Face. I would like to thank Zackery Vex for creating the Fuzz
Factory. I big thanks goes to everyone at DIYSTOMPBOXES.COM forum and thanks to Aaron Nelson for
hosting it.

This guide includes a bill of materials, schematic, and drill template for a Hammond 1590BB. The picture of the
PCB is included to help you trace it either in a troubleshooting or modding situation. You have the option of
using sockets for the germanium transistors. I tend to test them out first on the breadboard in a Fuzz Face and
then permanently solder them into the next build. You can spend a lot of time experimenting but only if you
want to. most of the work has been done for you in this kit.

The input impedance is adjustable but it will affect the clean sound as well as the input of the fuzz sound.
Extremely low input impedance can cause a loss of brightness, a loading affect on the guitar pickups, a reduced
volume, and an increased noise floor. These are the things that make a Fuzz Face great but they are also the
things that make engineers cringe. There is a two channel mixer on the output labeled CLEAN and FUZZ with
no master volume. The alternate ways to do the volume pot include 20KA, 25KB + 100K resistor from 1 to 3. The
tone cap is 5nf but you can increase this value to get a darker output when the tone is set to dark. PCB REV0.3
has a minor flaw where the TONE knob gets darker when turned CW. swapping lug 1 and 3 on the TONE will
make it work normal but is not required to have a working TONE control. COMP GATE and STAB will choke
the signal to mute. Don’t panic if it does not work. Turn the knobs. Do not make the leads of the germanium
shorter than 16mm as this may cause heat damage when soldering. You should have the iron hot enough to
solder quickly before the germanium transistor gets cooked. People with lower power irons can solder sockets to
avoid problems. Soldering the completed PCB to the pots and switch is the last thing you do.
fuzz factory 11v0.3
470pf 1 box polyester film capacitor
5nf 1 box polyester film capacitor
100nf 2 box polyester film capacitor
3.3uf 1 box polyester film capacitor
10uF 4 electrolytic capacitor
47uf 2 electrolytic capacitor
1N4001 3 DO-41 rectifier diode
1MB 1 alpha RV16
500KB 2 alpha RV16
100KA 1 alpha RV16
100KB 1 alpha RV16
20KB 2 alpha RV16
10KB 3 alpha RV16
5K 1 alpha RV16
TL072 1 DIP8 dual operational amplifier
2N3904 1 TO-92 silicon NPN transistor
GE PNP 2 germanium transistor low leakage Hfe 70 - 110
470 2 resistor
680 1 resistor
47K 1 resistor
10K 4 resistor
22K 3 resistor
220K 2 resistor
1M 1 resistor
SPDT 1 switch ON-OFF-ON
 +9V
ADJUSTABLE SUCK FUZZ 5K
V+ STAB
BY EATYOURGUITAR

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2
AND DIYSTOMPBOXES CREW C5

2
REV0.3 FIXED R3 3 1

1
10uF

3
2
PUNCH

R4
10K
47K
10K

10K
COMP
C1 500K
GE PNP
DRIVE

1 3
Q2
100nf
1

R6
C8

220K
C10 3.3uf 2

500K
IN 470 IC1A C3
3 3

R8
1M
1 Q1 100K
R11 BASS
100nf 2

1
10uF 2N3904

2
C7

1N4001 DIRT/MUD
1N4001 470pf
CLEAN

3 GND
TL072P
1
3

1M
HI_Z
1
2
C11
10uF

SW1

VB Q3
GE PNP
R15
22K

R2
470

TL072P
5 IC1B
OUT
R5
680

3
7
6 2
3
10K
GATE

CLEAN
R14
22K

3 3 10uF
2 1
22K

100KA
2 2

CLEAN
20K
TONE
20K

R13 1
VOL2

GND 1 C4 1 C6
5nf

R12
10K
R7
220K

VB VB +9V
VB

10K 10K GND GND GND GND

8

C2 R9 C9 R10

47uf 47uf
1N4001

R1
RLED
4

LED GND
GND GND GND GND GND
119.51mm
4.705in

3.701in
94.01mm